AWS A5.18 : 1993
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SPECIFICATION FOR CARBON STEEL ELECTRODES AND RODS FOR GAS SHIELDED ARC WELDING
23-07-2013
23-11-2012
Personnel
Foreword
1 Scope
Part A - General requirements
2 Classification
3 Acceptance
4 Certification
5 Units of measure and rounding-off procedure
Part B - Tests, procedures, and requirements
6 Summary of tests
7 Retest
8 Weld test assemblies
9 Chemical analysis
10 Radiographic test
11 Tension test
12 Bend test
13 Impact test
14 Diffusible hydrogen test
Part C - Manufacture, identification, and packaging
15 Method of manufacture
16 Standard sizes
17 Finish and uniformity
18 Standard package forms
19 Winding requirements
20 Filler metal identification
21 Packaging
22 Marking of packages
Annex - Guide to AWS specification for carbon steel
electrodes and rods for gas shielded arc welding
A1 Introduction
A2 Classification system
A3 Acceptance
A4 Certification
A5 Ventilation during welding
A6 Welding considerations
A7 Description and intended use of electrodes and rods
A8 Special tests
A9 Discontinued classifications
A10 Safety information
Tables
1 Chemical composition requirements for solid
electrodes and rods
2 Chemical composition requirements for weld metal
from composite electrodes
3 Tension test requirements (as welded)
4 Impact test requirements (as welded)
5 Required tests
6 Base metal for test assemblies
7 Optional diffusible hydrogen requirements
8 Standard sizes
9 Packaging requirements
Figures
1 Groove weld test assembly for mechanical properties
and soundness
2 Groove weld test assembly for transverse tension
and longitudinal guided bend tests
3 Pad for chemical analysis of weld metal from
composite electrodes
4 Radiographic acceptance standards
5 Tension test specimen
6 Transverse tension test specimen
7 Longitudinal guided bend test specimen
8 Charpy V-notch impact test specimen
9A Standard spools - dimensions of 4 in. spools
9B Standard spools - dimensions of 8, 12, and 14 in.
spools
9C Standard spools - dimensions of 22, 24, and 30 in.
spools
A1 Classification system
A2 Optional GTAW groove weld test assembly for
mechanical properties and soundness
A3 Optional tension test specimen for gas tungsten
arc welding
AWS filler metal specifications and related documents
93 VERSION CONTAINED IN ASME PV CODE 2C AS SFA-5.18 Outlines requirements for bare carbon steel electrodes and rods for use with gas metal, gas tungsten and plasma arc welding processes.
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| MIL-K-52338 Revision B:1991 | KEEPER ASSEMBLY, CABLEWAY, MEDIUM |
| MIL C 14522 : D | COMPONENTS, PREFABRICATED STRONG ROOM, PORTABLE: FOR SMALL ARMS AND EQUIPMENT |
| MIL-B-12745 Revision A:1973 | BRIDGE ERECTION SET, FIXED BRIDGE, BASIC SET, FOR BRIDGES, STEEL, RAILWAY |
| MIL-T-12173 Revision D:1992 | TRAVELLER, BICYCLE |
| MIL-S-52300 Revision D:1991 | SHOE ASSEMBLY, TRESTLE |
| MIL-A-52318 Revision A:1971 | ANCHOR ASSEMBLY, HAND WINCH: FOR MEDIUM CABLEWAY |
| MIL-H-52297 Revision D:1988 | HOLDFAST ASSEMBLY: BAR TYPE |
| MIL-L-11647 Revision E:1991 | LEVER, BALK DEPRESSING, CLAW BAR TYPE |
| MIL-L-53106 Base Document:1990 | LAUNCHER, BRIDGE, LIGHT ASSAULT TOWED |
| AWS D10.12M/D10.12:2000 | GUIDE FOR WELDING MILD STEEL PIPE |
| MIL-T-52369 Revision B:1991 | TOWER ASSEMBLY, CABLEWAY, MEDIUM |
| MIL-B-52467 Revision C:1981 | BAR, CARRYING LIGHT TACTICAL BRIDGE |
| MIL-T-12442 Revision D:1992 | TOWER, CABLE ANCHOR |
| MIL-P-52258 Revision C:1992 | PICKETS, STEEL |
| MIL-B-52118 Revision E:1991 | BALK DECK |
| AWS D14.1/D14.1M:2005 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
| AWS GWF : 1998 | GUIDE FOR SETTING UP A WELDER TRAINING FACILITY |
| AISC 350 : 99 ERRATA 2001 | LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS |
| MIL-E-52715 Revision C:1992 | ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FOR CABLE REINFORCEMENT SET FOR PANEL BRIDGE M-2 (BAILEY TYPE) |
| MIL-B-52734 Revision C:1991 | BRIDGE FLOATING RIBBON INTERIOR BAY AND RAMP BAY |
| MIL-B-53107 Base Document:1990 | BRIDGE, LIGHT ASSAULT 23 METER SPAN |
| MIL-T-52332 Revision B:1991 | TOOL, HORIZONTAL CONNECTING, ERECTION EQUIPMENT FOR BRIDGE, FLOATING, PNEUMATIC FLOAT CLASS 60 |
| MIL-STD-1261 Revision C:1988 | ARC WELDING PROCEDURES FOR CONSTRUCTIONAL STEELS |
| AWS F1.3 : 1999 | A SAMPLING STRATEGY GUIDE FOR EVALUATING CONTAMINANTS IN THE WELDING ENVIRONMENT |
| AWS EG3.0 : 1996 | TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL: LEVEL 2 - ADVANCEDWELDER, GUIDE FOR THE |
| AWS WHC2.04 : 0 | WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2 - CHAPTER 4: GAS METAL ARC WELDING |
| MIL-B-52690 Revision B:1987 | BRACKET PUSHING, BOW ATTACHMENT, 12-TON PNEUMATIC HALF FLOAT |
| NACE RP 04 72 : 2005 | METHODS AND CONTROLS TO PREVENT IN-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING OF CARBON STEEL WELDMENTS IN CORROSIVE PETROLEUM REFINING ENVIRONMENTS |
| MIL-R-52224 Revision D:1992 | RETAINER ASSEMBLY SLIDING |
| MIL-T-52296 Revision D:1983 | TRANSOM ASSEMBLY, 60 TON UNIVERSAL TRANSOM |
| MIL R 52105 : D | RAMP, RAFT |
| NF ISO 7195 : 2005 | NUCLEAR ENERGY - PACKAGING OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE (UF6) FOR TRANSPORT |
| ISO 7195:2005 | Nuclear energy Packaging of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) for transport |
| EEMUA 197 : 1999 | SPECIFICATION FOR FABRICATION OF NON-PRIMARY STRUCTURAL STEELWORK FOR OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS |
| NASA PRC 0010 : 2012 | PROCESS SPECIFICATION FOR AUTOMATIC AND MACHINE ARC WELDING OF STEEL AND NICKEL ALLOY HARDWARE |
| OO-M-340 Revision F:2004 | MILLING, GRINDING, DRILLING, SLOTTING ATTACHMENT |
| MIL-B-2213 Revision D:1992 | BRIDGE CONVERSION SET, FIXED BRIDGE: BAILEY; CONSTRUCTION OF ONE PANEL CRIB PIER, 31 FEET 7 INCHES HIGH, 145-TON |
| MIL-S-11716 Revision D:1993 | SUPERSTRUCTURE, STEEL, FOR BRIDGE, FLOATING, PNEUMATIC FLOAT, CLASS 60 |
| AWS D14.2 : 1993 | SPECIFICATION FOR METAL CUTTING MACHINE TOOL WELDMENTS |
| AWS EG4.0 : 1996 | GUIDE FOR THE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION OF WELDING PERSONNEL: LEVEL 3, EXPERT WELDER |
| AWS D14.1 : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
| API 942 : 2ED 82 | CONTROLLING WELD HARDNESS OF CARBON STEEL REFINERY EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING |
| AISC 335 : 89 SUPP 1 1999 | SPECIFICATION FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDINGS - ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN, PLASTIC DESIGN |
| MIL-B-13157 Revision C:1980 | BRIDGE, FIXED: PANEL, SINGLE LANE, ALUMINUM |
| MIL-B-52293 Revision C:1992 | BRACKET, RAFT, FOR BRIDGE, FLOATING, PNEUMATIC FLOAT, CLASS 60 |
| MIL-T-52340 Revision B:1991 | TOOL, VERTICAL CONNECTING, ERECTION EQUIPMENT FOR BRIDGE, FLOATING, PNEUMATIC FLOAT CLASS 60 |
| MIL-E-52714 Revision C:1992 | EQUIPMENT, CABLE REINFORCEMENT FOR PANEL BRIDGE M-2 (BAILEY TYPE) |
| MIL-DTL-62749 Revision A:2010 | BRIDGE, FIXED: ALUMINUM, HIGHWAY, UNITED KINGDOM, MEDIUM GIRDER AND ERECTION, AND TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT, FULLY COMPETITIVE COMPONENTS FOR |
| MIL-B-11844 Revision D:1976 | BRIDGE, FIXED: STEEL, PORTABLE PANEL, BAILEY TYPE M2 (WIDENED ROADWAY) |
| NBR 8800 : 2008 | DESIGN OF STEEL AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR BUILDINGS |
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